Paper-hanger&#39;s tool-bag.



H. SPARROW.

PAPER HANGER'S TOOL BAG.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 24, 191s.

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To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HILL SPARR'OW, a subject of the ACzar of Russia,residing at the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper-Hangers-Tool-Bags, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in tool-bags and particularly toimprovements in tool-bags adapted for paper hangers7 use; and an objectof this invention is to provide a tool-bag of this character which willbe simple in construction, comparatively inexpensive in manufacture andhandy, convenient, sightly and efficient in use. It has been found thata tool-bag for paper hangers use is needed; for, not only is itinconvenient to pack suitably and compactly the tools which comprise apaper hangers kit but also these tools are, particularly when wet,liableto soil the clothing of passers-by on the street and offellow-passengers in public vehicles, such as street-railway cars.Again, 4where the implements of tradeof the paper hanger are wetted, asby rain or snow, these articles (such as the boards, rule and thetrestle) are liable to wet in turn expensive paper in which the colorsrun and thereby to render worthless such expensive material.Furthermore, by reason of the unsightly appearance of workmen carryingtheir kit exposed to view, such workmen have even been denied admissionto high-class apartment houses in the fashionable districts of largecities. tion to supply this want and to provide a tool-bag by which willbe overcome the objections to the past methods of carrying such tools.

In the drawings illustrating the principle of this invention and thebest mode now known to me of applying that principle, Figure l is a planview of my new tool-bag opened out or spread fiat; Fig. 2 is aperspective view of my new tool-bag showing the same closed; and Fig. 3is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing the tool-bag reversed inposition. In Figs. 2 and 3 parts are broken away to illustrate thedisposition of the various implements of trade comprising the paperhangers kit.

My new tool-bag is preferably one-piece and made of stout flexiblematerial, such there is housed, the trestle members 0.

It is an object of this inven- Specification of ietters yPatent. lFebfizl, l191'?, Application filed Nweinber 24, i913. "serial Nascar/a1.

v'as heavy canvas. From the side a there extend wings b, c, these wingsbeing provided with Ystrapsy Zand buckles c so that the wings may befastened together, as is bestv shown in Fig. 2. The side a is providedwith pockets f, g; and these pockets are provided with covers f,g,`resp'ectively. At each end of ther side a. there is provided acover-flap z, having'attached lthereto a buckle z' which is adapted anddesigned to coact with the eyeleted tab j carried by one of the wings(as the wing o) so as to fasten securely these end cover flaps 7L inplace. From each end of each of the wings b, c, there projects aweather-flap lo; and when the tool-bag is folded and closed, these sideflaps lo are bent inwardly under the endV cover flap L.

The arrangement and disposition of the various tools or implements oftrade comprising the kit will depend somewhat upon the whim lor fancy ofthe paper-hanger using thetool-bag. However, the articles may bedisposed as follows: In the pocket g there f.

may be placed the brush m, and the cutting implements, such as the knifeand shears n, and the other small articles. In the pocket f The wings b,c, incase the boards p and the rule.

The tool-bag is provided with an adjustable sling g having at each endsnap-fasteners 1' which engage rings s carried by one of the wings, asthe wing I). Y

It is obvious that my new tool-bag will obv'iate contact with the brushm and will prevent the latter from soilingthe clothing of other persons,when the brush is wet. Further, the tool-bag, particularly the endcover-flaps 7L and the weather flaps 7@ will prevent the wetting of vthetrestle 0 and boards p during inclement weather, and while they arebeing carried by the paperhanger to his place of work. In the case ofsome of the expensive kinds of paper, the colors will run when the paperis wet-ted; therefore, it is highly desirable to keep the boards andother table members dry. Furthermore, the wetting of the boards resultsin their warping, whereby the buildingl of the boards into a level tablebecomes impracticable. By the use of the tool-bag hereinbeforedescribed, the tools and implements of trade are carried safely and lossof the same and inconvenience and annoyance due to their falling out orbecoming loose, are avoided.

I claim:

A paperhangers tool-bag comprising a single piece of substantially flatfolclable material having a central portion and a wing portion on eachside thereof and of a length substantially equal therewith; said wingportions being formed at their ends and adjacent to said central portionwith endwise projecting weather-flaps adapted and arranged to be foldedinwardly over the end parts of the contents of the bag and said centralportion being formed at its ends with endwise-projecting end-cover {iapswhich lie between said weather-flaps and are adapted and arranged to beturned inwardly toward each other and over the latter in the foldedposition thereof; pockets formed on one of the faces of said centralportion; means for fastening the end of each of said end-cover flaps toone of said wing portions; and means for fastening the opposedlongitudinal edges of said wing-portions together to secure the articleswithin the bag formed by folding the material.

Signed at the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York,this twentieth day of November, A. D. 1913, in the presence of the twoundersigned witnesses. HILL SPARROVV.

Witnesses M. E. VVOARDELL, J AMES HAMILTON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

